Sad-iron.



No. 738,678. v PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1903.

w. A. HAMMOND.

SAD" IRON.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 23, 1902- xo MODEL.

Patented September 8, 1903.

PATENT OF ICE.

WILLIAM A. HAMMOND, OF OIL OI'IY, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 738,678, dated September 8, 1903.

Application filed October 23, 1902. Serial No. 128,409. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. HAMMOND,

.a citizen of the United States, residing at Oil" City, in the county of Venangoand'State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons, of which I being adapted to receive a handle inthe the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sad-irons, but more particularly to a detachable handle therefor, I

with means for attaching and detaching the handle to and from the iron proper.

The object of my present invention is to provide a sad-iron, a separable handle there for of novel construction, means for quickly and easily connecting the handle to the iron and for disconnecting it therefrom.

Another object is to provide a sad-iron and handle therefor'which Will be strong and durable in construction, positive in action,

in which the parts can be readily assembled and at the same time will be difficult of inoperator and which will be easy of manipulation.

Other objects and advantages will appear p from the following specification-and from the drawings forming a part thereof.

With the above enumerated objects in View my invention consists in a sad-iron em;

bodying the improvedc'onstruction, arrange ment, and combination of the several parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In order to enable others skilled in the art a to which my invention most nearly appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceedto describe and illustrate its convention.

struction and operation in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a side elevation of my in- Fig. 2 showsa central longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3'is a detail of the operating-lever, and Fig. 4 is a detail top view of a portion of one end of the baseof the handle.

sad-iron, with the usual oval sides terminating in points a and a at each end, the under surface being smooth and the upper surface manner hereinafter stated. The handle consists of the grip B, with uprights O and C extending down from each end thereof, the

I lower ends of the uprights being connected by a base member D, integral with the uprights. The base D extends out a slight distance at eachend beyond. the uprights, and

in each end of said projections are notches,

as shown by 2 in Fig. i. Rising above the center of the top of the iron A, near the right point a, is a projection 3, which extends toward the center of the iron a slight distance, forming a lip 4, the center portion of the space below the said lip being filled, forming a lug around which the notch 2 is adapted to fit. The tongues 5 and 5 extend under the lip 4 when the handle is attached to the iron. The opposite end 0. of the iron A is provided with means for fastening which consist of the portion 8, rising above the surface of the iron, a lug 6, extending in from the center part of the portion 8, around which the notch in the projection of the base D is adapted to fit. The lug 6- rises' above the portion 8 and then extends outward, forming a lip 7, as

' shown.

Secured to the upper part of the upright O by the screw 11' and extending down therefrom is a fiat spring 9, the lower end of which is bent inward at right angles to its body portion,forminga lip 12, which is adapted to the upright C the lever will be held in place thereby.

lug 6 is straddled by the tongues of the projection of the base D, the lip 12 of the spring 9 will be forced over the point of the lip 7 and engage between it and the portion 8,

which will securely lock the handle in engagement with the iron, as shown in the drawings. In order to remove the handle, the operator has only to lift up on the handle 13: with one finger of the hand which has hold of the grip B, which will cause the upper point of the head 14 to press the spring 9 outward, thus disengaging the lip 12 from the lip 7, when the handle can be lifted up dis-c engaged from the iron A.

Myinvention is perfectly adapted to ac-' complish-the results for which it is intended,

and it is evident that changes in and modifications of the specific construction herein shown and described may be made and that analogous parts may be used to accomplish the same resultswithout departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of its many advantages.

Having now fully shown and described my invention and the best mode for its construction and use to me known at this time, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a sad-iron, the combination with an iron A provided with a detachable handle, a base member D extending across between the lower I ends of the uprights of the handle and adapted to contact with the upper surface of the iron A, the base D extending out a slight distance at each end beyond said uprights with notches formed in each of said projections, said notches being adapted to receive the lugs which extend up from the top of the iron A, a flat spring 9 secured at the top and extending down on the outside of one of said uprights of the handle with its lower point bent inward at right angles to engage the lip 7, a reinforcin g-sprin g lying substantially parallel to and in cont-act with the spring 9, and an operating T- head lever located in an opening through one of said uprights and held in place by said spring 9 contacting with said T- head, all substantially as described.

In vtestimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM A. HAMMOND.

Witnesses:

BRooKs HASLETT, GEORGE BEVERIDGE. 

